Hackers broke into a Maine-based computer server and exposed credit card records of more than 1,000 customers at the University of Arkansas Computer Store, school officials said Thursday.The school discovered Tuesday the breach could affect as many as 1,007 computer store customers who made online transactions during the past four years. University officials continue to investigate and said they believe once their analysis is complete, the number of people affected will be smaller.A review showed only seven customers' complete credit card numbers were on the breached server, including one customer being a unit of the university. Officials said no security codes or other sensitive data were stored on the server for any customers.The University of Arkansas Computer Store is an auxiliary unit of the university that offers online shopping for computer-related hardware and software.Donald O. Pederson, vice chancellor for finance and administration, said the security breach affected a server maintained at the University of Maine, which for several years provided hardware and software support for online computer sales at several universities.I must emphasize that the breach involved only this single, externally managed system that serviced the computer stores online transactions, Pederson said. That system was taken offline on April 27 and will not be used again. No in-store transactions were affected. No University of Arkansas site was involved or affected by the compromised out-of-state server.The university said it will work to ensure affected cardholders receive notice of the breach.The campus store shut down its shopping site as soon as it was notified of the breach. The store is in the final stages of a transition to a campus-based e-commerce site, which had been previously planned.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —

Hackers broke into a Maine-based computer server and exposed credit card records of more than 1,000 customers at the University of Arkansas Computer Store, school officials said Thursday.

The school discovered Tuesday the breach could affect as many as 1,007 computer store customers who made online transactions during the past four years. University officials continue to investigate and said they believe once their analysis is complete, the number of people affected will be smaller.

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A review showed only seven customers' complete credit card numbers were on the breached server, including one customer being a unit of the university. Officials said no security codes or other sensitive data were stored on the server for any customers.

The University of Arkansas Computer Store is an auxiliary unit of the university that offers online shopping for computer-related hardware and software.

Donald O. Pederson, vice chancellor for finance and administration, said the security breach affected a server maintained at the University of Maine, which for several years provided hardware and software support for online computer sales at several universities.

I must emphasize that the breach involved only this single, externally managed system that serviced the computer stores online transactions, Pederson said. That system was taken offline on April 27 and will not be used again. No in-store transactions were affected. No University of Arkansas site was involved or affected by the compromised out-of-state server.

The university said it will work to ensure affected cardholders receive notice of the breach.

The campus store shut down its shopping site as soon as it was notified of the breach. The store is in the final stages of a transition to a campus-based e-commerce site, which had been previously planned.